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  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 39 m

Summary Home to the nation's largest Latino immigrant population, East Los Angeles sits squarely in the crossfire of debate about American identity. Yet every November, this community comes together for a distinctly American event, drawing 25,000 proud locals to one of the country's fiercest high school football rivalry games: The East L.A. Clas...

Directed By: Billy McMillin

Written By: Billy McMillin

  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 39 m
  • 2019
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 39 m

The All-Americans

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Summary Home to the nation's largest Latino immigrant population, East Los Angeles sits squarely in the crossfire of debate about American identity. Yet every November, this community comes together for a distinctly American event, drawing 25,000 proud locals to one of the country's fiercest high school football rivalry games: The East L.A. Clas...

Directed By: Billy McMillin

Written By: Billy McMillin

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95
Jan 20, 2020
Director Billy McMillin does a great job showing the true stories of these teams, and from where I grew up, these stories are very relatable.
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80
Jan 20, 2020
Director McMillin effectively interweaves the involving profiles into the lead-up to the big game, as the young players deal with the pressures placed on them by their respective schools and the expectations of family members, some facing the threat of deportation and other realities of living in Trump-era America.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 20, 2020
It’s not about the game, or even “how they played the game.” It’s how the game shapes who they are or will become, for good or ill.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 20, 2020
I do understand that the message McMillin wants to make is how much harder these kids have to try to be looked at as Americans, even when they love and are devoted to a sport that is as American as apple pie. But by not adding moments of joy, those little wins here and there, and forgetting to show the beauty that this community holds, he does what so many others have already done — othering them, even in their own story.
By Yolanda Machado FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 20, 2020
Though it follows a familiar format, devoting its middle third to the games leading to Homecoming and the final act to the game itself, All-Americans doesn't really play like a sports drama; football is mostly an excuse to pay attention to these kids. But that focus is diluted by the number of people we're spending time with.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Delirio Films
Release Date Nov 8, 2019
Duration 1 h 39 m
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Tagline In This Immigrant Community, Dreams Aren't Promised. They Must Be Won.
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